so in Washington State child support is

determined by the party’s incomes and

there’s several factors um pertaining to

that child support is ordered in all of

our cases and is required on a final

basis um so we kind of start with

looking at everyone’s pay stubs um their

gross income and then there is

limitations relating to deductions on

net income for example there is a cap on

what you can um deduct for voluntary

retirement um so there’s some um

analysis and adjustments based on those

deductions but it is pretty black and

white analysis some of the things that

can adjust the basic support obligation

are something that’s called deviations

for example a deviation would be a whole

family deviation if you have children

outside of the relationship that you

support that could impact or lower the

support obligation within your case

another deviation would potentially be

what’s called a residential credit if

you have over 91 overnights within a

year period the court has the ability to

um Grant you a deviation or lowering

from the basic support obligation they

don’t have to but they have the the

jurisdiction to do so and ultimately

again the question is making sure that

the child or children is adequately

supported either on a temporary or final basis